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VINMAN 03-11-2011 05:11 AM

Inconspicuous car. A good one?
 
What would you say is the most inconspicuous car. I seen a private investigator yesterday, driving this bright blue H2. I said to myself, not exactly the thing I'd want to use for covert surveillance work!

I say a dark gray or tan Camry would would be the best car to use for that kind of thing or to tail someone. Least likely to stand out.

What say you??

red-beard 03-11-2011 05:14 AM

A an older gray Honda or Taurus.

kaisen 03-11-2011 05:17 AM

Tan Corolla

BeyGon 03-11-2011 05:25 AM

Around here it would be any four door BMW. More of them then Chevys or Fords.

VINMAN 03-11-2011 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BeyGon (Post 5894990)
Around here it would be any four door BMW. More of them then Chevys or Fords.

Ha ha, same thing around here. They are like a dime a dozen.

azasadny 03-11-2011 06:01 AM

Mazda 3

HHI944 03-11-2011 06:04 AM

Around here, it would be a boxster.

masraum 03-11-2011 06:05 AM

Tercel, corolla, camry, altima, cobalt, taurus, plain 1/2 ton pick up truck. All of them 5ish years old.

JAR0023 03-11-2011 06:09 AM

My best friend's dad is a retired federal agent. He still does the odd background check and surveillance job from time to time. He works out of a 3/4 ton four door Chevy truck. They're a dime a dozen in rural MS.

Mo_Gearhead 03-11-2011 06:09 AM

Quote: "..driving this bright blue H2."
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Humm ...seems to work ok for "Dog - the Bounty Hunter."

But, of course, he and his crew dress-down so......

porsche4life 03-11-2011 06:17 AM

Charcoal gray corolla. There are like 5 around here counting mine...

HHI944 03-11-2011 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JAR0023 (Post 5895079)
My best friend's dad is a retired federal agent. He still does the odd background check and surveillance job from time to time. He works out of a 3/4 ton four door Chevy truck. They're a dime a dozen in rural MS.

When the retired agent/contractor did my initial field interview, ~8 years ago, he was driving a late 90's, burgundy, Chrysler T&C.

Z-man 03-11-2011 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by VINMAN (Post 5894960)
What would you say is the most inconspicuous car. I seen a private investigator yesterday, driving this bright blue H2. I said to myself, not exactly the thing I'd want to use for covert surveillance work!

I say a dark gray or tan Camry would would be the best car to use for that kind of thing or to tail someone. Least likely to stand out.

What say you??

I agree -- there are probably more Camrys around the world than any other car. However, if I were a private investigator, I would likely still not get a Camry since they are the most anemic, most boring (and most perfectly made) car in the world! I would rather pour honey on my body and stand on an ant hill than have to drive that car.

-Z

chibone_914 03-11-2011 06:30 AM

Older Volvo 240 series wagon with a 5.0L and toploader 5 spd conversion. You can't get any inconspicuous than that, and you'll have plenty of scoot when you need it.

sc_rufctr 03-11-2011 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Z-man (Post 5895117)
I agree...

I would rather pour honey on my body and stand on an ant hill than have to drive that car.

-Z

Some people actually like doing stuff like this... :D

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Hey why not drive something that screams look at me.

Because so many people drive cars like that now a "normal" beige sedan would stand out more.

fred cook 03-11-2011 07:08 AM

Invisible Car......
 
I once had a Pinto station wagon with the wood grain trim on the sides and back. I could drive it 10 or 15 miles per hour faster than any other car and the police completely ignored it. It was as close to invisible as anything on the road! Ran good too!

porsche4life 03-11-2011 07:10 AM

Seriously, there have been more Toyota Corollas made than any other car in the world... Pretty hard for them to not blend in...

sc_rufctr 03-11-2011 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 5895210)
Seriously, there have been more Toyota Corollas made than any other car in the world... Pretty hard for them to not blend in...

What does that say about the average buyer out there? :rolleyes:

I'm with Z Man and the honey trick. You'll never get me in anything made by Toyota. (That includes Lexus)

VINMAN 03-11-2011 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 5895197)
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Hey why not drive something that screams look at me.

Because so many people drive cars like that now a "normal" beige sedan would stand out more.

Good point!

porsche4life 03-11-2011 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr (Post 5895219)
What does that say about the average buyer out there? :rolleyes:

I'm with Z Man and the honey trick. You'll never get me in anything made by Toyota. (That includes Lexus)

Hey, my corolla is boring as ****, but it has NEVER left me standing beside the road, and it gets 35-40mpg. I can't say either of those things about the 944 or the M3.

And honestly for commuting on the interstate, it doesn't matter what you drive, its gunna be a boring drive...


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